BCHS Families,

We are just a hop, skip, and a jump away from graduating the incredible Class of 2025 and moving into summer break! Our Jaguars are working hard and their achievement is so evident-- on the court, on the stage, in the classroom, and in competitions! BCHS is seeing our students, and staff do incredible things! As a school, students consistently showed growth in reading and math on our newly implemented district assessment, the NWEA Map test. Throughout the year, BCHS students exceeded expected growth and achievement levels in grades 9-12. And progress in learning didn't just show up there-- our Junior class did an absolutely AMAZING job on their state ACT assessment this year! Moving a school a .2 or .4 on the ACT is very hard, and these Juniors moved us and incredible 1.3 points as a school to a comprehensive schoolwide score of 20.6! To give some context, the national average ACT score is a 19.4 with most of the nation only including testers that are taking the assessment by choice for college. Our ACT score represents ALL BCHS junior students! What a testament to our students' hard work, dedication, and learning and to our teachers' focus, instruction, and support! I am so proud of our students and staff! Congratulations, BC!

Please take some time to read below as we highlight many of our end of the year accolades, student successes, and also celebrations that are the heartbeat of BCHS! As we wind down the 24-25 school year, its important to finish strong, focused, and to continue showing incredible Jaguar PRIDE! Thank you for being a part of the BCHS family! We are grateful for you!

With PRIDE,

Mrs. Brittany Sutton

Principal

Brittany.Sutton@dvusd.org

623-445-8604

On May 9th, our Senior Class of 2025 had their last day at BC after taking their finals. Our Parent Association celebrated them with doughnuts on practice field. Seniors had time to gather and celebrate!

We will see our seniors back on May 13th for senior checkout from 8-12 at the front office! Don't forget!

On May 7th our seniors gathers to celebrate the "sunset" of their high school experience. It was an evening of togetherness, sharing memories, and looking toward all the aspirations of their bright futures.

Seniors hosted the first-ever BCHS faux wedding in Echo Circle!

Please click the link below for all the information on our website

To support our Jaguars, BCHS implements our Paw Pride PBIS program. Our goal is to reward students for demonstrating their BC PRIDE Characteristic behaviors: being Prepared, having Respect, showing Integrity, being Disciplined, and ensuring Everyone is united.

Here are the details:

"Be Classy" Cards: When a staff member sees a student following the monthly goal OR a student going above and beyond,, the staff member gives them a Be Classy card. The student will then fill it out and put it in the bowl at Ms. Susie's desk in the front office.

Each month, we will draw 10 winners for our PAW PRIDE Winners of the Month to recognize their demonstration of BC PRIDE!

Our March and April Winners are:

We are approaching the end of the 2024-2025 school year! I am sending out a few brief pieces of information so we can finish this year strong.

For Seniors:

• Current tasks

• Pay all bookstore fines in advance at https://az-deervalley.intouchreceipting.com/

• Exchange broken Chromebooks at the bookstore ASAP

• Senior finals are May 8th and May 9th.

• On May 8th, Seniors will take their final exams in Periods 4/5, 6, and 7.

• On May 9th, Seniors will take final exams in Periods 1, 2, and 3.

• Our seniors’ school day ends on May 9th after period 3, and they will be released to the practice field for our Parent Association Senior Celebration before leaving campus one last time.

• Senior Checkout day is May 13th from 8 am-12 pm:

• Start at the front of the Administration Office

• Return your charged Chromebooks along with their charger

• Missing Charger - $20

• Damaged Screen - $100

• Missing Chromebook - $250

• Return any books or other outstanding items to the bookstore

• Pick up legal diplomas, earned Renaissance cords, and any other items (i.e., immunization records).

• Students will receive their graduation diploma covers at the graduation ceremony.

• Graduation Walks at Your Feeder School on May 14th! It's time to take a trip down memory lane! Our feeder elementary schools are excited to welcome you back in your cap and gown. Simply head to your former elementary school dressed and ready to go. You'll gather there and then walk the halls together, celebrating this special milestone!

• Diamond Canyon, Anthem, Sunset Ridge, Desert Mountain, Gavilan Peak, Canyon Springs: Arrive at 9:00 am & Walk at 9:30 am

• New River: Arrive at 10:30 am & Walk at 11:00 am

For Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors:

• Thursday, May 15th is a half-day schedule to accommodate the BCHS graduation.

• All classes are shortened to fit into the condensed schedule

• Beginning Monday, May 19th, students may not bring backpacks to school. To ensure a safe and positive environment for everyone, and consistent with other DVUSD high schools, students will need to leave backpacks, knapsacks, sports bags, and large purses at home. Please plan to bring only essential items to school. If needed, students may carry these items in a small bag, like a drawstring tote or a small shopping bag. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated as we work towards a smooth and secure end to the school year.

• Wednesday, May 21st is a full-day schedule. Final exams will occur in periods 4/5, 6, and 7.

• Thursday, May 22nd is a half-day early release at 11 am. Students will take exams in periods 1, 2, and 3. The 22nd is the last day of the 24-25 school year! We wish our Jaguars an amazingly fun and safe summer break!

• Students will keep their BCHS Chromebooks over the summer. Keep it safe, and don’t lose your charging cord.

Graduation Information

• Join us in celebrating the Boulder Creek High School Class of 2025 Graduation! The ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 15th at 1:30 PM at the Desert Diamond Arena. All are invited to attend – no tickets are necessary, and seating is open! Please be aware that the Desert Diamond Arena requires all guests to pass through metal detectors upon arrival. For those who cannot attend in person, a live stream of the graduation will be available on the BCHS website during the ceremony. We look forward to celebrating with you! Find all the details about the graduation ceremony on our website: https://bchs.dvusd.org/student-life/seniors-graduation

Please let us know if you have any questions by calling us at 623-445-8600. We are happy to help! Thank you for supporting a safe, positive end to the 2025 school year!

After 6 weeks of assessments, the BCHS Preschool was awarded 5 Stars by Quality First! In Arizona, a Quality First star rating is a quality rating system for preschool programs, with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. These ratings help families find high-quality care and also encourage providers to continuously improve their programs.

We are so proud of our Little Jags and our incredible teachers that run this exceptional program!

Our BCHS Preschool is currently accepting enrollments for the 25-26 school year! Please share with any families that are looking for a wonderful place for their preschooler to learn and grow!

We are so excited to share the updated BCHS website with you at http://bchs.dvusd.org. The new website is organized to help access important information as well as show you all about BCHS.

Here are some helpful tips for navigation:

• Click on the headings ("Student Life," "Families," "Academics," "Athletics," of "About") for a page that accesses all information in that category. This may be easier than scrolling on the pop up menu, but that is an option as well.
• Scroll down on the home page for our calendar with upcoming events and dates.
• Scroll further down on the home page, past the second red menu bar, for quick links to common items such as Flex Time info, All Things EQ, our Newsletter, Principal Communications, Campus Tours, et cetera.

We are excited to showcase this new website and to use it to continue communications and resources on all things BC!

We are happy to assist our parent and guardians at our reception desk in the front office; however, please remember parents/guardians must show proper photo identification so we can verify who we are speaking to or releasing students to for student safety and security. We so appreciate your understanding and support!

Our Jag PRIDE Newsletter will be back in July with all of the start of school information to get all of our Jaguars on the right foot for the 25-26 school year!

Michelle Bullock - won the AIA Division 1 Girls Tennis Individuals championship!

Girls Tennis as a team went all the way to the Division 1 quarterfinals!

Track and Field athletes that qualified for 2025 ARIZONA OPEN DIVISIONAL TRACK & FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Eboni Bouie- 100m and Long Jump

Emma- Shot Put

Ryah- 800m and 1600m

Averi- 1600m and 3200m

Logan- Discus, Shot Put

Jeff- Pole Vault

Cole- Pole Vault

Erik- Pole Vault

Logan- 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay

Greyson- 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800 relay

Chayce- 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x 800 relay

Jeremiah- 1600m, 3200m 4x800 relay

Ben- 400m, 4x100relay

Evan- 4x800 relay

Will- 4x100 relay

Frankie- 4x100 relay

Mens Indoor Volleyball made it to round 1 of the state tournament!

Softball made it round 1 of the state tournament!

If you are interested in coaching, please apply online at DVUSD jobs

We’re excited to introduce this year’s officers for JALAC – the Jaguar Athletic Leadership Advisory Committee!

JALAC is made up of student-athlete representatives from every sport. We meet monthly to discuss what it means to be a leader both on and off the field, and we lead community outreach events like Track or Treat, the Pancake Breakfast, Physical Day, the SALT Conference, and more.

Our JALAC officers also meet monthly at the AIA with student leaders from other schools to bring back meaningful discussions and ideas that benefit BCHS athletics and our community.

Be on the lookout for exciting new community outreach opportunities, including feeder program involvement and movie nights!

📅 Applications for next year’s JALAC members open August 5th. Not everyone is accepted, so if you’re interested in growing as a leader and representing your sport, make sure you apply!

Let’s go, Jags! 🐾

We use GOFAN for all home events!

Types of ticketing available

1. Single game tickets on GOFAN - https://gofan.co/app/school/AZ12766

2. Boulder Creek Student pass, online or in the bookstore for $30. Please add the athletic pass symbol to your students I.D. by having it re-printed at the Bookstore, prior to an event.

3. Family pass punch cards, $60 at the bookstore only. 20 punches per card, can use 1 or 20 punches at each event.

4. There are NO backpacks or water bottles allowed into any BCHS event. please plan accordingly.

Follow Boulder Creek Athletics!

Insta - @BCAthleticsjags

Facebook -@ Boulder Creek Athletics

JALAC Insta - @BCHSJALAC

At the DVUSD Gifted Showcase, BCHS Senior Ben Heiner shared his journey in gifted classes within Deer Valley as the keynote at the event. He talked about his favorite teachers from Middle School & BCHS. He talked about how the best classes he has ever taken were the ones where the content was challenging and the teacher was passionate. He plans to serve a mission in Taiwan and is super excited about being trilingual (Mandarin, Spanish, and English). After his mission, he will attend BYU. Ben is a humble, confident, service-minded and kind young man. We are so proud of you, Ben!

At the event, our gifted coordinator, Mrs. McCracken, and our gifted teacher, Mrs. Toel, also attended sharing some of the work of our gifted students! It was a great night showcasing BC Gifted!

Students in Mr. Rice's Law in Society Class had the FBI come to them this year with an incredible day of learning. Students were able to go to several stations that demonstrated different functions of the FBI including technology and equipment. It was an incredible day of learning for all. Thank you, Mr. Rice, on making learning exciting, hands on, and meaningful!

Nicholas Solla competed at the Academic Decathlon National Competition and did incredibly! He won a medal in every category except Math. He got his first-ever medal in speech and interview. He won seven gold medals and two silver medals. And then at the end, he won the gold medal in all-around. This should give him a $1,000 scholarship. Congratulations Nicholas! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to our students earning the Arizona Seal of Arts Proficiency on their diplomas this year! These students have gone above and beyond in their artistic field to demonstrate mastery. Congratulations to the following students:

Earning their seal in Choir:

Chloe Villa

Jacob Romero

Jeremy Wood

Grace Palmer

Autumn Stanley

Kaitlin Baird

Reagan Kroeger

Earning their seal in visual arts:

Ava Hess

Makenna Umatum

Milani Rideaux

Tylee Roden

And earning their seal in dance:

Paityn Underwood

Noelle Hammond

Kyra Akers

Jeremy Wood

Jamie McGraw

Grace Palmer

Audrey Kroeger

Congratulations, jaguars, on this incredible achievement!

Congratulations to our incredible BCHS Band for an amazing concert performance last week! Under the direction of Mr. Burrola, our talented student musicians delivered a powerful evening of music that left the audience inspired. We are so proud of you, and great way to represent Jaguar Pride!

A huge round of applause goes out to our incredible theatre students for their outstanding performance of the musical, Beetlejuice Jr.! Your hard work, talent, and dedication brought this hilarious and heartfelt show to life, captivating the audience with laughter and emotion. It was an excellent production, from the creative staging to the powerful musical numbers. Thank you to everyone who contributed on stage and behind the scenes for making this show successful! Congratulations to our students and their directors, Ms. Fitzgerald and Mr. Douglas, on a fantastic show!

We are proud to celebrate the newest members of the Boulder Creek High School chapter of the National Honor Society, who were formally inducted during a special ceremony last week. These exceptional students have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the core pillars of NHS: scholarship, leadership, service, and character, and have shown excellence in the classroom, how they treat and uplift others, and in their contributions to our school and community. We also proudly announced our new NHS officers, who will help guide the chapter with vision, service, and passion. Their leadership will continue the tradition of excellence that defines Boulder Creek High School.

President – Derrick Boetang

Vice President – Felicia Li

Historian - Evan Han

Librarian – Chayce Han

Secretary – Grayson Han

Treasurer – Cassie Palmer

Junior Ambassadors – Nick Yarema, Natalia Salazar, Brielle Zeiler

Please join us in congratulating these amazing students on their well-earned achievement!

Performing Arts Student of the Year – Jeremy Wood

Visual Arts Student of the Year – Milani Rideaux

Performing Arts Student of Quarter 4 - Kaitlyn Baird

Congratulations, and we are so proud of your accomplishments!

Congratulations to our employees of the month!

Certified Employee of the Month:

February: Jennifer Newton, Social Studies Teacher & NHS Sponsor

March: Don Baxley, Engineering Teacher & CTE Department Coordinator

Classified Employee of the Month:

February: Alicia Velazco, Attendance Clerk

March: Vicky Khatum, Paraprofessional

Thank you for making BCHS AMAZING! #JagPride

Thank you so much to our incredible Parent Association for making Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week so special with treats each day! We are so grateful for the support! Thank you, BC PA!

Our Parent Association is always looking for membership to do amazing things for our students and staff! Please reach out to Beverly Jones about supporting BCHS through our Parent Association! bcjagparents@gmail.com

BC Jaguar PRIDE means that our Jaguars are Prepared, Respectful, have Integrity, are Disciplined, and show that Everyone is united! To ensure a safe, focused, and positive learning environment, we PRIDE expectations with students on Thursday in second period.

• This includes our expectation that students keep their cellphones on silent mode in their backpack so students can properly engage in learning.
• Students should be prepared with a fully charged iPad each day and any other items required for class to help with their success.
• It is also critical that students are in class and on time to be present for learning which is critical for their success.
• We also expect our students to be respectful of classrooms, school and personal property each and every day.

Please review our BCHS PRIDE expectations in our Student/Parent Handbook . Taking time to show Jaguar PRIDE is important as we work toward our mission of providing “a safe learning environment with rigorous academic opportunities for all students to graduate as productive, responsible, and contributing citizens!”

Please always check our website for the most up-to-date events information at http://bchs.dvusd.org.

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